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"Pounder Helice: 'Sparky' .
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shoes of great leaders,
like Gandhi and Martin,
Luther ICing. Her power-.
ful Blue Ribbon system
gives children and adults
of all ages the long over-
due right to be appreciated,
loved and nurtured by the society in
which they live."
Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken
Soup for the Soul series, featured
teacher in "The Secret"
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We Train Kids How To:
Giving I<ids ,:a;,
Voice for
Change
. End Bullying
. Build Positive Relationships
. Make Dreams Come True
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"Helice Bridges is the Mother Teresa of
Self-Esteem. "
Robert Allen, Author of Nothing Down
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about great change in the world."
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{l}f~L-lm Makes A Difference~the Story
by Helice "Sparky" Bridges
A te:lCher in New York decided to honor all of her high school scni(m by telling each or (hem
how much of;J diffLrcnce they made. Using the Who! Am Maim A Difference Ceremony, she called
each student to the from of the class, one at a time. First she told the class how lhat student made a
diffen:ncc to her. Then, she presented each of lht~m with a Who! Am A1akes A Difft:rence l3luc
Ribbon.
Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project ro see what kind of impact acknowledge-
ment would have Oil their cOllllllllnity. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and
inSlTllCled thelll to go out and spread this Blue Ribbon Ceremony. They were to follow up on the
results, see who honored whom :lI1d rcporr h:](k to the class in about a week.
Olle of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby company ;llld honored him
for having helped him with his career planning. The boy gave him a Blue Ribbon, placing it on his
shirt just above his heart. Then he gave the junior executive two extra rihbons, <Ind said, "\X/e're doing
a class project on acknowledgemem, and we'd lih~ you 10 go out and find someone to honor. Cive
them rhis Blue Ribhon, then give them the extra Blue Ribbon so they can acknowledge another per-
son to keep this acknowledgement ceremony going. Then, please report back to me and tell me what
happened. "
Later that day rhe junior executive went ill ro see his boss, who Iud been noted, by the way, as
being kind of a grouchy fellow. He sat his boss down and told him tlut he deeply ;ldmired him for
being a creative genius. The junior executive asked him ifhe would accept the gift of the Blue Ribbon
~ll1d would he give him permission to put it 011 him. His surprised boss said, "\X!ell, sure."
The junior executive took the Blue RihhOl"l and placed it right on his boss' jacket ahove his
hean. As he g,lve him the laSt extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? \X/ould you take this
extt;! rihbon and pass it on by honoring someone else? The young boy who first gave me the ribhons
is doing a project in schoo] and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going to find out how it
affects people."
That night the boss went home to his Ii/-year-old son and sat him down. I-Ie said, "The most
incredible thing happened to me today. I W:lS in my office and olle of the junior executives came in
and told me ht~ admired tllt and gave me a Blue Rihbon for being a creative genius. Im;lgine. He
thinks I'm a creative genius. Then he pur this Blue Ribhon that says Who! Am Makn A DijJt'Yef/a
on my jacket above my hean. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find someone else to
honor. As I was driving home tonight, I starred thinking about whom I would honor with this rib-
bon and I thought ahout you. I \vant to honor you.
"My d:l}'S ate really hectic and when 1 come home I don't pay a lot of arrenrion to you.
Sometimes I scream at YOIl r(Jr l10t getting good enough grades in school or for your bedroom being
a mess. Bur somehow tonight, I just wamed to sit here and, ""'ell, just let you know that you do make
a din-trence ro me. Besides your mother, you are tile most important person in my lit"C. You're a great
kid and I love you!"
The surrled boy starred to sob :lnd sob. He couldn't stop crying. His whole body shook. He got
up, walked over to a drawer, opened it and rook out a gUll. Holding the gun in his hand, he looked
up at his father and through his tears he said, "I was planning on commi'tingsuicide tomorrow, Dad,
because I didn'r think you loved me. Now I dOIl't need to."
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Step I . Focus on the good:
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Step 2 . Affirm the words:
S/(P, this is (/ HIlle RibbON thllt .frlYS Who / 11m MflA'CS 11 Differellce'''.
Step 3 . Express your appreciation:
Ie/I them how thl)' /flake 1/ d!/fin'r/(e.' {;:x"amples: f IIdmin' )!(Jl1 jln' goillgfbryaur dn:mns .. You tllwrlp haFt (/ good
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Step -I . Respect their 1:hoice to receive your gift:
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arc maly'.r a diffin'II(,('J.
Step 5 . Give them this lasting symbol ror po.~itive change:
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tow({/d all )'our hest dreams mming trllef"
Step 6 . Lighten them up and cheer them on:
/'oint to the globe 011 the rihbon IInd te/I them..." In:iidl' o/this ,~lohe are cheer/rar/rrs, cherring)'!!!! 011 jilr .l'our drttlms.
f'm one o(thefll. /0 get the whole coml1lUlliI~y jlllnpingjoryollr drCrlll/s, fill gOillg to put the 'Sprfrl/fl"ollllflY heart
into the cheer/eader.r by .raying the word I?ING\!" (Vim both ought to get II ltlllgh Otlt Ildoil/j!, tiJiy, IIlhleh helps peo-
ple tr! /Z~IJlI'/I lip IIlId know that positive change call be Jim.) With YOIII" index/inger, /z<,;ht6' f(/I' the t,lobr on 1/11' Blue
Ribbon as you my "BIN.G\!"
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drrrflns. Sprlrky is pa-,sing you hrr torch (lnd ill/'itll/g )'011 to /il'/p her pllt (/ V!tlrk in ever)' Bille Ribboll kl'
.<!'Jing.. .I?INQ! The .(OII/If! "BING\!" will f;l't the chel'lklders jumpillg up ill thr rrir -,houtillg... You rock! Co for
your dreams! We believe in you! How em we help you? Wh,n do YOll need? Alld kilOii' tbmfromlhis rh"I'.F,rtl, {Inri
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Step 7 . Connect heart-to-hcart:
!-lug, shake hands, smile or do U4}1lf('I!(T amil'.!' l/flfurrtf(v tli YOII rlud Ihe OIher penoll.
Step 8 . Give them a chance to he a "Spark" for othcrs:
Gift tflrm two extra BIlIc Ribbon; so thq Cl/tI pllSS them on to others, crl'tfthlg more Difference i'vl</kers "5'parks"
throughollt our ("o/lllllunifJ; wlllltr)' and l"Orld.
Step 9 . Always adUlowlc(lgc the best in yourself and others.
III thr spirit (llll{' Hiue Ribbon.. .lIlwrlp r!iJI'!ay your ribbollllll your computrr, UNtI!, mirror, II/sor or {flly /lisiMe pi(/('('
as If remilldrr to thillk j!,oorf thou}!.ht:; about YOllrsef/rllld Ii/hers as ofien as you can.
Step 10. BONUS...Have fun making a differcnce.
lfyol( {(lilt a!w((ys /hink good thollghtJ' IIbout'youne![rl11d other:,-, tf/kF)'our 131111' Nibboll ofT /Um it upside-dowlI
and YOIl {{If! think allY thought you IINfllt. \17hl"n _you're re({(6' tll think good t/iollf;/1l\ ilgalll, !11m Yllllr ribboll right-
side up and (,.\j)(,,-icl/c(, (Jl/I'C IIp,aill, /iou' lilliI'll you Ctm make fl dljjcrrllCf.
Thj~ cnenlllllY was Cleated in 1983 by Helice
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In Suppor.t of Nationol Moking A DifferenceDoy
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Teach s!blings, peers, parents
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respect & love.
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powerful acknowledgement system gives children and adults of all ages the long overdue
right to be appreciated, respected, loved and nurtured by the society in which they live."
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How a Dream Can Change the World
By Stephanie Lynne Sands (16 years old)
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en reams are /l universal bond lIlli! trallscend lime, pltZce, rt{cc,
'LJ religion, sex tllld creed. thq are powofit! driving/orees in
the jHarts (llllcn, lllomen, children, and feenage~:~ tzl! olla
(he world. The grell/est thing about dremns iJ tbilt they are as unique
ilS the hulividu{zl to whom they belong.
Late :H night, as I g3.ze up
at the stars, I dream of many
things. I' J like to win an Olym-
pic mc,hl and marry a guy who
is not only good looking, but
kind and head over heds in
love with me. Bur, most impor-
randy, I dream of a more loving
and accepting world.
I know I am nor alone in
these dreams. I meet people
that share them every day.
Unfortunately, they don't al-
ways know how to make their
d rcams come true. I'm happy
to say that I've not only fi-
nally found a way to change
the world but also to make the
dream of a lady from Califor-
n ia come true as welL
You'rc probably wondering
who this lady is, what is her
dream, and how am I going to
change the world, Her name is
Helice Bridges. She is the cre-
ator of the "\Vho I Am .Makes
a Difference". Blue Ribbon and
founder of Difference Makers
International. a nonprofit edu-
cat ion a 1 organization.
lIe/if/' "Sfhlrkf' U,-ir(r;/'s, FiJ/lJ/rll'r/CIMirr{
Ibe BO'lrd, Differm{t' ,\taken 1mePIJII;o/l,d;
CEO, I1dice B,-ir(,<I'.( Commllnicdti(lm, 111C,
111fough her Blue Ribbon
Ceremony, almost 26 million
people worldwide [as of July
2007] have learned to bring
out the greatness in themselves
and others in a minutc or less.
It is her dream to have a Blue
Ribbon on eVlTY person in the
v.'Orld.
J discovaed the pownj;d
1IJagicoJiheBf/lc Ribbon when I
read Helices 'TVho JAm Jdakes
/1 f)iffaence~" story in Chicken
Soup for the Soul. /~jicrretlrling
the st01)' sevenz! times and llIor/.:-
ing m}' way through a b,mdful rl
tissues, I decided thlll tbis was a
program desperately needed in
my community.
I presented the "\Xfho I Am
Makes a Difference"" program
to a group I chair. It's called the
Eaton Rapids Youth Advisory
our campaign ended, students
were requesting more ribbons;
they even went home and made
their own rib-
bons so thev
could continue
the acknowl-
edgement cer-
emony. They
loved having
the power to
walk up to the
important peo-
ple in their lives
and tell them
how much they
appreciated
them. To this
day, Blue Rih-
bans can he
seen al! O\'er the school - on
student lockers, bags and bul-
letin hoards.
Citizens of Eaton Rapids
guickly heard about the won-
<.icrful things happening at
school. A committce of people
(including our superintemknt
and myself) quickly formed
our community, our country
and our world.
Today I come before you
with a chal-
lenge. I chal-
lenge the youth
of America
to unite :1nd
change the
world. Orga-
nize a Bille
Ribbon Cam-
paign in YOllr
church, school
or communiry.
Don't let the
critics and dis-
believers beat
YOll down, tdl
YOll it is im-
possible, that it can't be dOlle.
When times gcc tough, hold
your head high because \Vho
You Arc n.-hkes a Difference.
Remember those \vho are cra-
zy enough to believe the)' can
change the world arc the ones
who do,
"Let's Paint the Town Blue"
Remember.those who are crazy enough to believe
they can change the world are the ones who do.
Committee. l'vIv 6 fellow StlJ~
dents also saw the need for th is
program in our community. \X!e
decided to purchase 200 Blue
Ribbons and ran "\Vho I Am
.M akes a Difference"~\Xfeek at our
middle school and high school.
"I11e program was an immediate
success. To put it simply, some
of the most wOllderful people in
the world had newr realized that
they nude a difference in the lives
of thosc around them.
'Ihe self-esteem building that
occurred during this week was
truly amazing. For weeks aner
a team and pulled together a
gigantic community-wide Blue
Ribbon Week.
I am proud to announce
Eaton Rapids designated April
18-26, ]998 as "Who] Am
Makes a Difference"~ wreck,
with the theme "Let's Paint
the Town Blue," To date, o\'er
5,825 people have been ac-
knowledued'
b .
Changing the v.'orld means
looking no farther than your
own back door because when
we heal a broken relationship
or pcrson, we heal ourseh'es,
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Bllu" ctl1npaign,
Call Dil(erCllcc Makers Inl 'I
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Call fin' cOlfomte, selloot, orgtl-
nization and /ami{y tmJning
programs:
He!ia: Bridges
C01JI1111111ications, inc,
760.634.1655
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